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I'm the crazy dude that made the list. I made it at work, and kittenrock is blocked at work--sorry. I didn't bother to update it at home, because, you know, at home I have more interesting things to do than catalog chip.
That list is two months out of date too.
Capitol idea, chap! Somebody sell these.
As a counterpoint, I moved from Austin about four years ago and I gotta say, that town might get down on a chip night. Or at least some chillout all-chip sets at the Spider House or something. Or soundtrack a silent movie with chip for the Drafthouse.
Actually, someone please do a chip soundtrack for a silent movie.
Zef wrote:It's important to consider that Chipmusic is a whole new medium of sound for 99% of people; hearing a new genre is one thing; but to be introduced to a completely new mindset and headspace of music can be too much for some people. Mainstream music has broken the ground for us by having sharp pulse leads etc. but it's still a farcry from all out chip. Be patient with the public, it's not really their fault; if you're not getting enough interest, then perhaps mix in a little bit of more traditional electronica with your chipmusic. I know I'm going to get fragged for telling people to change their music, but expanding your repertoire is rarely a bad thing.
A fair suggestion. If I was going to play live, I might consider bringing a synth on stage with me and maybe play a bit of lead/backing pads/whatever. You could always be "The guy with the Moog and the Game Boy." People might swallow it a little more easily if they think you're playing a "real" instrument.
But then I know fuck-all. I live in a small town in Alabama. I've never even *seen* a live chip performance.
Jellica wrote:Totally get involved in your local electronica/weirdness/techno scene.
I've met some loverly open minded musical people and supported some excellent touring acts... duracell, felix kubin, future islands, max tundra, drum eyes and many others that i can't remember.
Pure chip gigs are still good though.. meeting up with people you dont see very often and that.
I guess we are pretty lucky in Cambridge though.
I just wanted to point out that Max Tundra is the boss.
Have your lawyers contact theirs. They will do coke together and then Depeche Mode dudes will get to take your name.
Had a listen on bandcamp. Fantastic sounding stuff. I'm definitely going to buy it in the morning. It may be worth it for the savs alone. Lots of fantastic sound design up in that bitch. Great work!
Heosphoros wrote:what the fuck is TreyFrey II?
It's a Chinese take-out joint. TreyFrey III's lo mein is better.
Yay! I really like Deepearth.void. Always interesting. Checking the release out now. The presence of "Honey" and "Coconut" is promising!
Saskrotch wrote:buy it harder
Buy it harder, baby. Buy it so, so hard it hurts a little.
DKSTR wrote:We need a guy wearing a mexican wrestling mask who writes ruthless reviews.
Starpilot has one of those...
Xuriik wrote:roboctopus wrote:I think this is true to a degree, but at the same time, so many releases are put out with such poor descriptions I often can't tell if I even *want* to stream it. Telling me that something might melt my face off or that something is diverse doesn't actually tell me anything about a release. I mean, even the best chip netlabels are guilty of this. If you go to Pause right now, you'll see:
"Giant Claw - Tunnel Mind. If you liked Midnight Murder and Erasers Fantasy then this is right up your alley!"
Ok. Cool. What if I didn't even listen to those?
Maybe the chip scene doesn't even need full Pitchfork-length reviews. One weekly article with a few sentences about several releases (actually describing the music) and commenting on the level of quality might be nice.
I agree. Something like this review, it won't kill you to read it, and you're actually helping draw someone's attention.
Ahahahaha. No, that's the kind of album description I wish people would shy away from.
herr_prof wrote:I think in an era of tldr and the ability to simply stream a record, reviews aren't really relevant, i mean look at how many people hate on pitchfork? But if the right writer came along, who knows?
I think this is true to a degree, but at the same time, so many releases are put out with such poor descriptions I often can't tell if I even *want* to stream it. Telling me that something might melt my face off or that something is diverse doesn't actually tell me anything about a release. I mean, even the best chip netlabels are guilty of this. If you go to Pause right now, you'll see:
"Giant Claw - Tunnel Mind. If you liked Midnight Murder and Erasers Fantasy then this is right up your alley!"
Ok. Cool. What if I didn't even listen to those?
Maybe the chip scene doesn't even need full Pitchfork-length reviews. One weekly article with a few sentences about several releases (actually describing the music) and commenting on the level of quality might be nice.
Xuriik wrote:I'd love to do chipmusic reviews, I think I have the writing skills to pull it off. Should I start a blog?
I was wondering about this. I'm a technical writer and I listen to a ton of chip. I was just wondering if there would be interest in starting a chipmusic review blog of some sort. Something that aspires to quality in both look and content with a small staff that keeps on top of releases.
Does anyone think there would be a reader base for something like that?
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